Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-09-17
THEY ARE SEVEN,

They Are Anarchists. and the Supreme
Court OF, Illinois Says They Shall All
Swing on November 11th. and Serves
! Them fight, Say We All.
OTrAwA. Sept. 14.-The decision OF the
supreme court in the anarchist cases, ap-
proving the firding of the court below. was
rendered this morning. Chief Justice Shell
don presiding and Judge Magrudder read
ing the record, he evincing great emot on
when pronouncing the death sentence and
fixing the date OF the execution OF the same
Nov. l. The anarcsts had no counsel here
to represent them before the court as the
decis on was announced and no steps were
taken in their behalf They have fifteen
days to file motion for rehearing and
thirty days Irom the close OF the term to
file petition in support thereof. THIS
| will not a. ct as a stay OF sentence and they
will have to show very strong grounds be-
fore the court would consent to issue a stay
OF execution.
THEIR ONLY HOPE.
There was but one dissenting voice to the
| affirmation OF the full bench and that was
| by Judge Mulkey which takes this position:
las it is not my intention to file sepa
rate opinion, as I should have done should
health have permitted, prefer to avail
| myself OF the occasion to say from the
bench, that while l concur in the conclu-
sion reached, and also in the general
view presented in the opinion filed, l do
not consider that the record is free from
| err, r. for d 10 not think it is. am neverthe-
less. OF the opinion that none OF the errors
corn mplained OF are OF so serious character
! as to require reversal Of the judgment.
In view of the number of defendants on the
trial, the length OF time it was in progress,
the vast amount OF testimony offered and
PASSED UPON BY THE COURT
and almost the numberess rulings the
court was required to make, the wonder
with me is that the errors were not more
| numerous and more serious than they
were. In short, after having carefully ex-
amined the records: and having given all
questions rising upon it my very best
thought, with an earnest and conscientious
desire to faithfully discharge my whole
duty, / am wholly satisfied that the cor
clusions cached indicate the simple JUS
ice b. tween the prisoners and the State,
and that it is fully warranted by the law
and the evidence.
THE NEWS IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, September 13-A telegram with
the unwelcome news to the prisoners was
handed to Spies through the bars, who
read, scowled and passed the message on
to the others. Each prisoner was then
locked in separate cell and denied the
presence of his family. When the news
was taken to their counsel, Black, his lace
was study. His underiaw dropped down,
his right hand went up to his forehead with
lightning light jerk, and he gasped. us it
possible that seven men aresto hang"
Great as was his apparent surprise. his
manifestation of disappointment was
greater. The only remaining course Tor
us to pursue" he said, is to take the case
to the United States Supreme Court. l
shall go Immediately befor; the Supreme
Court at OTTAWA and ask for reasona bic
time to secure a certified record OF the pro-
c.edings. with this end in view."
GUARDING THE PRIsoNERs.
Sheriff Matson had remained away but by
his orders during the night guards had
been doubled. Including Court Baliff
there were twenty OF the Sheriffs men on
duty, ten turnkeys and guards that are on
regular duty at the Jail and six p~licemen
who patrolIed the alleys on the outside.
Capt. Setback brought with him four
detectives this forenoon who are stationed
in the Jail Court. Upon Capt. Schaack
the protection of the Jail devolves. lie
Processes to experience OF no uneaslpess rom
anv attempt to break into the Jail and
says he has taken every precautlon.